Evernote. It works very well cross-platform. When I started out with it, my devices were a couple of Windows PCs, an iPhone, and an Android tablet.
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iPad Pro What notes app do you use and why?
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I take a lot of work notes that need handwriting recognition and search capability. It's not been easy. So I've been experimenting with two tools.
Nebo
Uses the MyScript handwriting recognition engine and easily converts handwritten notes to typed right on the iPad. Notebook organizational system is a bit primitive and there's no global search capability (you can only search within individual pages). But the handwriting recognition is so good. I suspect someone will soon buy up MyScript. Hopefully they'll integrate it into something useful.
OneNote
I like their notebook and tabbed organization system. Also love their replication across multiple machines and online. There is searchable handwriting recognition, but it doesn't convert to text on the iPad. My handwriting is horrible so good conversion is important to me. I don't like actually taking notes on it as much.
MyScript iOS keyboard
This lets me bring some of MyScript's handwriting recognition power to things like OneNote. It works really well, but you lose things like easy note editing that you have in Nebo.
Nebo
Uses the MyScript handwriting recognition engine and easily converts handwritten notes to typed right on the iPad. Notebook organizational system is a bit primitive and there's no global search capability (you can only search within individual pages). But the handwriting recognition is so good. I suspect someone will soon buy up MyScript. Hopefully they'll integrate it into something useful.
OneNote
I like their notebook and tabbed organization system. Also love their replication across multiple machines and online. There is searchable handwriting recognition, but it doesn't convert to text on the iPad. My handwriting is horrible so good conversion is important to me. I don't like actually taking notes on it as much.
MyScript iOS keyboard
This lets me bring some of MyScript's handwriting recognition power to things like OneNote. It works really well, but you lose things like easy note editing that you have in Nebo.
I'm using a couple actually. Wish I could just just use one, but ah. Oh well.
I've used and liked notability for years. It's great for marking up PDF and really everything else. The tight iCloud integration make it the perfect device to use between iPhone and iPad. Only problem? Zero compatibility with windows! Wtf man?
That's where I use one note. I can't say how damn cool the organization system is and how it separates things into separate "notebooks" just as you would if you were in school or something. Plus the color options, paper options that look beautifully paper white, text and editing options AND THE FACT THAT IT IS ON EVERY PLATFORM. I can make some notes about stuff on my iPad Pro and then get on a windows pc and boom. It's all right there!
I've used and liked notability for years. It's great for marking up PDF and really everything else. The tight iCloud integration make it the perfect device to use between iPhone and iPad. Only problem? Zero compatibility with windows! Wtf man?
That's where I use one note. I can't say how damn cool the organization system is and how it separates things into separate "notebooks" just as you would if you were in school or something. Plus the color options, paper options that look beautifully paper white, text and editing options AND THE FACT THAT IT IS ON EVERY PLATFORM. I can make some notes about stuff on my iPad Pro and then get on a windows pc and boom. It's all right there!
If you've got a MacBook or iMac, good notes I'd awe they have a mac app. You can see your notes nas work with them in your mac too with Dropbox or other sync.
It's actually really easy to beat apple notes. Prettty much every notes app out there beats it. Even the simplest ones in terms of functionality and features.
LOL, and things are better on Windows?
iOS actually has the best selection of notes apps of any platform, IMO. It's a huge part of the reason I stick with an iPad, despite also owning a Surface Pro.
No I don't think windows is any better. I agree, the selection is good, there just isn't one that suits me at the moment. Evernote is almost what I want, but I don't really like how they handle documents within notes. I am still at the point where I dont exactly know how the ultimate app would look for me, but I know nothing is really perfect for me at the moment.
If you try PDF Expert, don't forget to download Documents 5. It integrates PDF Expert when you install that, so you get all the pdf expert functions. But it also gives a lot of organisation, file management and integration of cloud services like iCloud, dropbox, webdav and a whole host of others.
Serious good programs together.
Outline is basically a 3rd party version of OneNote (at least that is how I used it before Microsoft offered a native version of OneNote for iOS)
But take that with a grain of salt because I haven't used Outline since OneNote became available. Things might have changed with Outline to offer it something above and beyond OneNote.
Apple Notes for quick Jots
Notability for handwritten notes
And though not listed, Quiver for my general note-gathering and persistent notes place.
Notability for handwritten notes
And though not listed, Quiver for my general note-gathering and persistent notes place.
I use PDF Expert for PDF reading and annotating. I especially like the continious vertical scrolling.
Apple Notes for taking notes. Very easy to use, sync is great since iOS 9 and it has more functionality than expected at first look.
I stopped with handwritten notes, but found Noteshelf the most fluid app for handwriting.
Apple Notes for taking notes. Very easy to use, sync is great since iOS 9 and it has more functionality than expected at first look.
I stopped with handwritten notes, but found Noteshelf the most fluid app for handwriting.
I use GoodNotes, because of the MyScript-driven handwriting recognition. The exported PDFs have the text in them, so when I export them to Evernote, they're still searchable.
I was using notes plus and I was rather happy with it. It has variety of pens (fountain, ballpoint, even calligraphy pen), the interface is quite nice and it has plenty of options.
That was until a friend of mine was using good notes and showed me the find function. Most functionalities are similar but the deal breaker was the ability in good notes to search for words that have been handwritten. It is quite accurate and it is incredibly useful. Notes plus does not have this unfortunately, so in my opinion the scale goes to good notes. I still like notes plus more, specially for the calligraphy pen, but until they add the possibility of searching I'd still use good notes.
For the search function, it somehow does OCR or handwritten recognition on the go, quite amazing if you ask me.
That was until a friend of mine was using good notes and showed me the find function. Most functionalities are similar but the deal breaker was the ability in good notes to search for words that have been handwritten. It is quite accurate and it is incredibly useful. Notes plus does not have this unfortunately, so in my opinion the scale goes to good notes. I still like notes plus more, specially for the calligraphy pen, but until they add the possibility of searching I'd still use good notes.
For the search function, it somehow does OCR or handwritten recognition on the go, quite amazing if you ask me.